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the European people’s party.
the christian democratic/liberalkonservativ.
217 of 751 (the largest group).
the German CDU/CSU, the Hungarian Fidesz.
the moderate party (3 mandates), the Christian democrats (1).
Tomas Tobé (M), Sara Skyttedal (KD).
Since the beginning, the carrier of the idea of european integration. Has pushed for more cooperation and more supranationalism. A strong focus on the internal market, free movement and economic competitiveness.
The Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán’s party Fidesz is now turned off. Fidesz is considered to have violated the european integration, the core values by curtailing the freedom of the press and the independence of the judiciary in Hungary.
M and the KD is less enthusiastic to supranationalism than the group’s majority. M more liberal market than, for example, the German christian democrats.
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the Progressive alliance of socialists and democrats.
social democracy.
186 of 751 (second largest group).
the German SPD, the Italian Democratic party.
the social democrats (5) and Feminist initiative (1).
Heléne Fritzon (S), Soraya Post (Fi).
Positive to supranationalism, the majority is too strong. The focus on unemployment and job growth. Want to balance the freedoms of the internal market with social security.
S&D have often been able to form a majority with the EPP. Unclear how it will be after the election, the P-parties are losing support in many countries. Also S&D has a problemparti, it korruptionsanklagade Romanian ruling party.
not as enthusiastically as the group to supranationalism. Want the EU to be characterised by social security but strikes at the same time safeguard the Swedish model specificity. Fi has had a focus on the rights of the roma, but may find it difficult to retain its mandate.
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the European conservatives and reformists group.
Conservative and nationalist.
76 of 751 meps (the third biggest of the group).
Uk Tories, the Polish Law and justice.
The sweden democrats (2).
Peter Lundgren (SD).
Opponents of enhanced supranationalism, want to bring back decision-making power to the member states and to have a cooperation based on intergovernmentalism. Advocates of a tight immigration policy. Profiling itself as a defender of the right of each country to cultivate their cultural uniqueness.
the Group’s future is highly uncertain because the Tories leave after Brexit. But the british reduced the group’s influence drastically, but new alliances may arise.
It was a great win for SD last year when released into the ECR, the same group that the nordic sister-parties Danish government and the true finns. SD heard previous to the EFDD.
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the Alliance of liberals and democrats for Europe.
Liberal.
68 of 751 (fourth largest group)
the Belgian VLD, the Dutch Democrats 66.
the Centre party (1) and the Liberals (2).
Fredrick Federley (C), Karin Karlsbro (L).
< Strong supporter of supranationalism, want to work in more and more areas. Progressive in valuation issues. Sworn enemies to the nationalist högerpopulisterna.
the influence Which the Alde get depends on the course of the EPP after the elections. Can be strengthened considerably if the Macrons movement A Marche choose to join the group.
L is well in line with the Aldes federalist profile. C by tradition more sceptical of supranationalism, but now goes to the election with its most EU-friendly agenda ever.
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The Greens/European free alliance.
Environmentalism, regionalism, united states [edit.
52.
the green Party (4)
Alice Bah Kuhnke (MP).
German Die Grüne, French Les Verts.
Positive to supranationalism in order to make the EU a powerful tool in climate policy. The group includes separatist parties from, for example, Catalonia, as well as the Pirate party. See nationalists and right-wing populists as the arch-enemy.
To get the influence on climate policy as the greens voters expect.
the MP has become more at home in the federalist greens, after that removed the requirements that Sweden should leave the union.
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the United european left/Nordic green left.
Socialism/communism.
52 out of 751.
the Left party (1).
Malin Björk (V).
the German Die Linke, the Spanish Podemos.
Opponents of supranationalism, the euro and the whole of the treaty of Lisbon. See the EU as a capitalist project on business conditions. The focus on labour market and social security. Blow to the battle against the högernationalismen.
the Group is a diverse collection of traditional communists, vänsterpopulister and parties that are close to the social democrats.
V have in the face of this year’s elections put the requirement on the Swedish exit from the EU on ice. The party is not completely comfortable in the company of the orthodox communists, for example, from Greece and Portugal. Clings to its nordic sister parties in the sub-group NGL.
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the Nations and the Europe of freedom.
Högerpopulistisk nationalism.
37 of 751.
No.
the French National collection, the Italian Lega Nord.
strong opponents of the EU as a supranational political project. See migration and, in particular, islam as the existential threat to the european and national culture. Several parties have roots in fascism and nazism, as Marine Le Pen’s National collection. Prorysk stance in foreign policy.
Other groups do not believe that the EFN is a good partner. SD declined to participate in the group in 2014.
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the Europe of freedom and direct democracy.
Nationalism, populism.
41 of 751.
No.
Italian Femstjärnerörelsen, the british Ukip.
the Parliament’s first eurosceptic group, founded by the Danish June movement in the 1990s. Against supranationalism, warned that the EU is evolving into a superstate. Moons on member states ‘ specificities. Influenced by Ukips Brexitkrav and Femstjärnerörelsen populist criticism of the political elite.
Ukips members disappear after Brexit, and with them Nigel Farage, the most prominent voice among the parliament, the nationalists and right-wing populists.
the SD was released in here in 2014 after Nigel Farage claimed that the SD members took distance from his party’s nazi roots. SD changed the 2018 to the ECR.
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the 21 members of the EUROPEAN parliament not included in any group. Here are a number of defectors from other groups but also, for example, the Greek Golden dawn, which have not been welcome anywhere.
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